Compostela, Cebu
Compostela | |
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| Municipality of Compostela | |
Compostela skyline | |
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| Anthem: Mabuhi ka Compostela English: long live Compostela | |
Map of Cebu with Compostela highlighted | |
Interactive map of Compostela | |
Compostela Location within the Philippines | |
| Coordinates: 10°28′N 123°58′E / 10.47°N 123.97°E | |
| Country | Philippines |
| Region | Central Visayas |
| Province | Cebu |
| District | 5th district |
| Founded Chartered | 26 December 1878 17 January 1919 |
| Barangays | 17 (see Barangays) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Sangguniang Bayan |
| • Mayor | Felijur P. Quiño |
| • Vice Mayor | Froilan Quiño |
| • Representative | Vincent Franco D. Frasco |
| • Municipal Council | Members |
| • Electorate | 39,513 voters (2025) |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.90 km2 (20.81 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
| Highest elevation | 335 m (1,099 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2024 census) | |
• Total | 58,178 |
| • Density | 1,079/km2 (2,796/sq mi) |
| • Households | 13,612 |
| Economy | |
| • Income class | 1st municipal income class |
| • Poverty incidence | 24.79 |
| • Revenue | ₱ 269.5 million (2022) |
| • Assets | ₱ 630.1 million (2022) |
| • Expenditure | ₱ 206.8 million (2022) |
| • Liabilities | ₱ 102.3 million (2022) |
| Service provider | |
| • Electricity | Cebu 2 Electric Cooperative (CEBECO 2) |
| Time zone | UTC+8 (PST) |
| ZIP code | 6003 |
| PSGC | |
| IDD : area code | +63 (0)32 |
| Native languages | Cebuano Tagalog |
Compostela, officially the Municipality of Compostela (Cebuano: Lungsod sa Compostela; Tagalog: Bayan ng Compostela), is a municipality in the province of Cebu, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 58,178 people.
Compostela is within the Metro Cebu area.